FDA medical supply shortage list includes respirators, gloves, testing swabs

The FDA released a medical supply shortage list on the agency’s website, and the list features critical supplies in the fight against COVID-19, including testing swabs, certain respirators and hospital gowns.

How to choose the best mask for back-to-school

Forget the trendy backpacks or the latest sneakers. 2020’s back-to-school must-have is the mask.

Returning Georgia college students greeted by face masks and fever checks

Thousands of Georgia college students are returning to campus for the first time in 5 months. They are being greeted by face masks and fever checks.

Non-profit helps Historically Black Colleges and Universities test for coronavirus

The non-profit group Testing for America has stepped in to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities get the testing technology they need to safely reopen their campuses this fall.

City of Sandy Springs adopts face masks for public spaces

The city's mayor said that he made the declaration to "ensure that Sandy Springs citizens do everything they can to help keep each other safe and keep its businesses open."

COVID-19 now No. 3 cause of death in US, according to former CDC director

Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CNN that COVID-19 is now ahead of accidents, diabetes and other causes of death.

Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19 pandemic

Educational disruptions forced by the coronavirus pandemic are hurting teenagers who also may need to work and help their families care for young kids.

Study hints, but can't prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19

Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other patients recover.

FDA warns of false coronavirus test results from Thermo Fisher kit

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned health care providers of false-positive coronavirus test results using the Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit.

Husband of woman who prayed every day outside hospital for his recovery has died

A woman kept her promise until the end of praying outside her husband's hospital window for more than a month as he lay in a coma fighting COVID-19.

After contracting the adenovirus, 6-year-old girl now on life support after a week

The family of Tyra Davis-Hamilton is baffled. Last week at this time she was playing at the park with her friends, now her family is planning her funeral.

Georgia county commissioner dies from coronavirus at 82

A longtime county commissioner in Georgia died Monday after more than two weeks in the hospital battling the coronavirus.

US nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

A new report says COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West.

COVID-19 patient released from Emory Hospital after more than 3 months

A Union City man is thankful to be back home with his family after spending more than three months in the hospital with COVID-19.

Families of Alzheimer's patients push for restarting in-person nursing home visits

Dan and Denise Goerke have been through a lot since her early-onset Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in her mid-fifties. But, being physically separated during the pandemic has been their hardest challenge yet.

Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths

Texas has surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues.